NO. ____________ ) ________________, ) IN THE __________ COURT Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ____________ COUNTY, TEXAS ) ________________ ) {_______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT} Defendant. ) ) ___________________________________ ) SUMMONS IMPORTANT A lawsuit has been filed against you. You have 20 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file a written response to the attached complaint with the clerk of this court. A phone call will not protect you. Your written response including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the court to hear your side of the case. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case, and your wages, money, and property may thereafter be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book). If you choose to file a written response yourself, at the same time you file your written response to the court you must also mail or take a copy of your written response to the “Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s Attorney” named below. __________________ ATTORNEY NAME Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney ATTORNEY'S ADDRESS THE STATE OF TEXAS TO EACH SHERIFF OF THE STATE: You are commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the complaint in this lawsuit on the above-named defendant. DATED on _______________, 20__. (SEAL) CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By __________________________
NO. ____________
)
________________, ) IN THE __________ COURT
Plaintiff, )
vs. ) ____________ COUNTY, TEXAS
________________ ) {_______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT}
Defendant. )
___________________________________ )
SUMMONS
IMPORTANT
A lawsuit has been filed against you. You have 20 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file a written response to the attached complaint with the clerk of this court. A phone call will not protect you. Your written response including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the court to hear your side of the case. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case, and your wages, money, and property may thereafter be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book).
If you choose to file a written response yourself, at the same time you file your written response to the court you must also mail or take a copy of your written response to the “Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s Attorney” named below.
__________________
ATTORNEY NAME
Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney
ATTORNEY'S ADDRESS
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO EACH SHERIFF OF THE STATE: You are commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the complaint in this lawsuit on the above-named defendant.
DATED on _______________, 20__.
(SEAL)
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
By __________________________
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